PvP Season 14 Ending Soon

Blizzard just published a blog on the upcoming end of PvP Season 14--which could end in as little as two weeks. Past end-of-season announcements have been tied to new major patches, so it's reasonable to speculate that Season 14's end will be close to Patch 5.4.7's launch.

Season 15 will begin approximately a week after the end of Season 14.

As for Season 15 Prideful PvP gear, it's ilvl 550 and shares models with Season 14 PvP gear. However, the colors are swapped between factions so there's no faction-exclusive colors anymore.

When browsing Prideful Gladiator items, to see the correct ilvl 550 stats, make sure you're on the PTR domain--these items were datamined last year as ilvl 540, which is what they show on regular live Wowhead.

Blizzard

Blood, sweat, and tears stain the Arena floors and Battleground fields—a grim chronicle of the hard-fought battles many of you have survived. Once again, the time has come for the victorious to be heralded, and champions to be rewarded!Season 14 is coming to an end as early as two weeks from now. On that day, we'll begin the process of determining end-of-season reward eligibility, which could take up to two weeks to complete.Qualifying players should note the following in order to ensure you receive your just rewards:

Please do not transfer your characters to another realm or faction until after Season 14 has ended.

Award distribution for Season 14, including titles and mounts, could take up to two weeks after the season ends, though our goal is to finish in one.

Only players who have a rating of 1,000 or better are considered when calculating rewards.

At the end of the season, Conquest Points will be converted into Honor Points, and any Honor above 4,000 will be converted into in-game currency at a rate of 35 silver per point. There are a few other things to keep in mind once the season ends:

The Honor Points cap will remain at 4,000.

All Season 14 items will have their costs converted into Honor Points equivalent to their previous Conquest Points cost, with the exception of any items that have a rating requirement.

Season 14 items with rating requirements will no longer be available for purchase.

Season 15 Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds will begin approximately one week after the end of Season 14, and all Personal Ratings will be reset at the same time. Also note that Arena and Rated Battleground matches will not be available during the break between seasons. Once Season 15 begins, players will battle for the right to equip Prideful Gladiator gear, the most powerful PvP gear in game to date with an Item Level of 550.Lastly, as of the beginning of Season 14, PvP players no longer needed to join or create an Arena team to compete. You can find more information about this earlier change in our Patch 5.4 Arena Update blog.

Comment by Thisguyhere44

Comment by VeoRever

on 2014/02/05 00:03:30

You should still be able to get the reins during Season 15.

Comment by Thisguyhere44

on 2014/02/05 00:29:28

I'm hoping so. The only reason I think/thought otherwise is based on it's achievement criteria. (Grievous Combatant/Grievous Combatant) that says "...in Season 14" specifically. Speculating that they might have a new mount to get in the upcoming season, simply letting this one roll over, or just not offering one at all. I hope you're right though.

Comment by Interest

on 2014/02/05 01:06:38

This is good. Maybe WoD will release a little sooner than I thought too...

Comment by Nightgecko

on 2014/02/05 01:17:58

Guess I'm not getting my 27,000 Conquest, *sigh*, having achievements for every season is some of the most depressing design I've ever seen, especially with how bad PvP is. Going to be 1-2 weeks short of Conquest, thanks.

Comment by Tyrene

on 2014/02/05 02:49:14

You can still try it in season 15

Comment by MelancholyRose

If you're not familiar with OQueue, you should get it. It's a cross server LFG for all things like RBGs, Arenas, Flex, Normals, Challenge Modes and all of that good stuff. That's how I'm getting my achievement. The only problem with running "YOLO" RBG groups is that you lose a LOT of them. Unless the group is really good, I only win one game every hour and a half, maybe more. If you do it from the very beginning of the season you can get it done in the first several weeks.

So there is a little glimmer of hope :D

Comment by perculia

on 2014/02/05 09:14:04

There are similar achievements in S15 like Prideful Combatant that have the same reward attached. So you should be good.

Comment by Excelion

on 2014/02/05 14:42:39

This is good. Maybe WoD will release a little sooner than I thought too...

Still on pace for the last week of July. Was fully expecting the season end announcement the first week of Feb.

Comment by Adamsm

on 2014/02/05 14:51:50

This is good. Maybe WoD will release a little sooner than I thought too...

Still on pace for the last week of July. Was fully expecting the season end announcement the first week of Feb.

Um what?

Comment by Excelion

on 2014/02/05 15:28:29

WoD = late July (personal guess, nothing official, take it with a grain of salt). PVP season ending in 2 weeks means they're still on track.

Comment by Adamsm

on 2014/02/05 15:44:19

Since Beta hasn't even had a hint of launching yet...betting not.

Comment by lankybrit

on 2014/02/05 15:46:20

Since Beta hasn't even had a hint of launching yet...betting not.

I'm with you. Guessing something like late August/Early September myself.

Comment by forgottenring

on 2014/02/05 15:52:14

Time to grind some for some honor points so i can get rid of my crap 476 shield I could never get lucky enough to get an upgrade for.

Comment by Thisguyhere44

If you're not familiar with OQueue, you should get it. It's a cross server LFG for all things like RBGs, Arenas, Flex, Normals, Challenge Modes and all of that good stuff. That's how I'm getting my achievement. The only problem with running "YOLO" RBG groups is that you lose a LOT of them. Unless the group is really good, I only win one game every hour and a half, maybe more. If you do it from the very beginning of the season you can get it done in the first several weeks.

So there is a little glimmer of hope :D

Awesome. I wondered if there was something out there like this. Thanks!

There are similar achievements in S15 like Prideful Combatant that have the same reward attached. So you should be good.

Ah, I see. Thanks for relieving my slight panic. :D

Comment by Pyle

on 2014/02/06 12:38:19

Since Beta hasn't even had a hint of launching yet...betting not.

Yes, it has a lot of hints. Get to the MMO-C.

Comment by Adamsm

on 2014/02/06 12:40:44

Since Beta hasn't even had a hint of launching yet...betting not.

Yes, it has a lot of hints. Get to the MMO-C.

I don't trust anything that comes out of that wretched hive of scum and villainy, especially as it's run by a massive hypocrite.

Comment by MrSCH

on 2014/02/06 13:00:22

Since Beta hasn't even had a hint of launching yet...betting not.

Yes, it has a lot of hints. Get to the MMO-C.

I don't trust anything that comes out of that wretched hive of scum and villainy, especially as it's run by a massive hypocrite.

I'm interested to hear what you mean by this! Pray, do tell?

Comment by Adamsm

on 2014/02/06 13:31:55

I'm interested to hear what you mean by this! Pray, do tell?

Back during the Cata beta, the Boob took the idea that Thrall was the new Earth Warder and ran with it. He also posted a large number of posts that had fake information on it, including something taken off somethingawful. And of course, once Blizzard smacked him with a cease and desist, he started banning anyone who was doing the same thing he had been doing the previous day. I don't like the site to finish off the rant.